What Is the Demographer's Concept of Replacement Level

question 24

Multiple Choice

What is the demographer's concept of replacement level?

• A) upgrading crumbling infrastructure in our cities (such as replacing old bridges)
• B) people relocating out of the city's transition zone and being replaced
• C) immigration policies designed to increase populations where they are declining
• D) the point where births and deaths balance out for stable population levels

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